Turnover Cost: Database Administrators, Virginia (2025)

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Database Administrators population in Virginia, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Database Administrators · Virginia, United States

$52,300 – $209,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $104,560 for Database Administrators in Virginia, United States (2025-may), multiplied by the 0.5×–2× cost of replacing an employee reported by SHRM and Gallup. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage, not the cost — the range is a planning estimate, and a real figure depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

How Database Administrators compares in Virginia, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

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What this means

Losing a Database Administrator in Virginia creates a significant staffing gap. The annual mean wage for this role is $104,560 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025), and the estimated replacement cost ranges from $52,300 to $209,100 using SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple. Actual costs depend on factors like time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

Estimated cost of turnover: Database Administrators vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in Virginia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureDatabase AdministratorsRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$104,560$90,036

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